Okay, it's Wednesday morning. So sue me.
But not before you've listened to this awesome and touching version of Worried Life Blues by Junior Wells (he calls it Oh Lordy, Lord). I've left the banter in, it's so Junior Wells. This is from a 1966 gig with the Myers Brothers on guitar and bass and Fred Below on drums.
What I love about this track is how wonderfully laid back it is. Worried Life Blues (a song originally "did" by Big Maceo, as Junior puts it) is often sung in an anguished manner, but not in this instance. Instead, Junior makes it sound like a man who's resigned to his fate, which is - if anything - even sadder. Junior's voice is rich and warm, very moving. Louis Myers' guitar is the epitome of great blues guitar, before it became about showing off. Simple lines, wonderful tone.
You can find a different yet equally delightful version of Worried Life Blues on Junior Wells' Coming at You.
As you will have noticed, I've decided to drop the grid for now, I find it a little clumsy and it cramps my spontaneity. I'll have to give that a rethink.
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